Let It Ride Rules

The Basics

The online casino version of Let It Ride Poker is a card game played against the dealer and not against any other players. The aim of the casino gambling is to obtain the highest-ranking Poker hand – which must feature at least a pair of tens to qualify – while keeping the maximum bet on the table.

Playing the Game

The game begins with a player placing the usual ante bet ahead of any cards being dealt. In Let It Ride Poker the ante consists of three identical value bets. Some online poker versions of the casino gambling also allow players to make an additional side (or ‘Bonus’) bet at this time too, which pays off a fixed sum on achieving a specified hand (see below for a table giving an example of these payoffs).

Once the ante has been bet the dealer delivers three cards to the casino poker player face up, and three in front of the dealer position, face down. The player can now choose to withdraw the first of the three ante bets (Pull Bet) or “Let It Ride’ by keeping all bets on the table. The dealer then discards the fourth card (i.e. the first of the three ‘face down’ cards on the table) and turns over the fifth card. Now the player can choose to Pull the second bet of his /her ante or continue to Let It Ride before the dealer turns over the remaining face down card and the player’s hand must be evaluated.

Providing the player’s final hand has at least a pair of tens in it, the casino poker player has won and their payoff is determined by the quality of the winning hand and the value of the ante bet that has not been ‘Pulled’.

Hand Rankings

The standard Poker rankings are used to evaluate hands for this casino Poker and are listed below from highest to lowest:

Hand

Description

Royal Flush

Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 from the same suit.

Straight Flush

Five cards in consecutive order from the same suit.

Four of A Kind

All four cards showing the same number or picture.

Full House

Three of a Kind and a Pair (see below).

Flush

Five cards of the same suit.

Straight

Five cards in consecutive sequence in any combination of suits. Highest ranking Straight is A, K, Q, J, 10 and lowest 6,5,4,3,2.

Three of a kind

Three cards showing the same number or picture.

Two Pairs

Two groups of two cards showing the same number or picture.

One Pair

One pair of cards showing the same number or picture.

Nothing

A hand with no matching cards.

Payouts For Qualifying Hands (i.e. at least two 10s in the hand)

Hand

Payoff

Royal Flush

1000 to 1

Straight Flush

200 to 1

Four of a Kind

50 to 1

Full House

11 to 1

Flush

8 to 1

Straight

5 to 1

Three of a Kind

3 to 1

Two Pairs

2 to 1

One Pair

1 to 1

It’s worth noting that it’s common for online casinos to also put a cap on the maximum payout possible on a table, e.g. £50,000.

Bonus Bet and Payouts

Online casino’s which offer Let It Ride often allow a player to place a one-off fixed value Bonus Bet at the time they wager their ante. This bet pays off if the player wins with a specified hand – an exampleof a typical jackpot payout scheme is as follows:

Hand

Payoff

Royal Flush

£30,000

Straight Flush

£3,000

Four of a Kind

£400

Full House

£200

Flush

£50

Straight

£25

Three of a Kind

£5

Bonus bet payouts are independent of the results of the ante/play wagers.

Playing Online

Before playing Let It Ride at a chosen online casino, it’s always a good idea to check its published game guides to find out about the operation of the casino’s specific software and any variations in the basic gameplay / betting we’ve described above. If a freeplay version of the game is available, we’d always recommend using this to play a few hands for fun first to get used to the betting and other player controls.